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DogCroc, by contrast - dog-size, with a doglike nose - mostly ate plants and grubs. It could run too, but, Sereno suspects, "it probably ran down the bank to escape from dinosaurs." Bucktoothed RatCroc was also small and ate a similar diet. DuckCroc, about 3 ft. long, had a broad snout for rooting in shallow water and onshore, ducklike, for fish and frogs. And PancakeCroc was named for its wide, flat head, which it kept low, jaws open, waiting for an unsuspecting dinosaur to step into the mouth. "Modern crocs can take prey three times their size, if necessary," says Sereno...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Super-Crocodiles May Have Dined on Dinosaurs | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...bacilli quickly became resistant to the drug, blossoming into raging infections. Crofton, however, had the insight to combine streptomycin with another new antibiotic--a formula that was to become the blueprint for combination therapy. That approach still forms the cornerstone of TB treatment and served as the inspiration for similar multipronged attacks on serious illnesses, like treating cancer with chemotherapy agents and battling HIV with antiviral drugs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sir John Crofton | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...challenges make it a special case. If India can translate raw figures of economic growth into widely shared prosperity, then it will not just be Indians who benefit. It will be the whole world, as democracy will be shown to be compatible with improvement in human development at a similar scale as China's. (Read "China Vs. India: Will Rivalry Lead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The India Model | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...result in losing one's job. Why? Because if these things are constructed poorly, people will get hurt. Since Wall Street is in the business of "engineering" markets in order to make the greatest possible amount of money, why shouldn't they also be licensed and held to similar standards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...hope to enjoy a similar resurgence, as Harvard will return its top five on this side as well. Neely crossed the line first for the Crimson on Saturday, finishing in 26:32.0 for 48th. Sophomores Ben Entowitz and Michael Hoffman followed in 53rd and 62nd, respectively, while rookies Jakob Lindaas and Sean Poherence completed the effort on the 8k course...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Hampered By Illness, Injury | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

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